Averan GLO Tanning Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new GLO Tanning location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows GLO Tanning’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The GLO Tanning opening package
GLO Tanning’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $759,200 to $1,448,000, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps GLO Tanning franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated beauty specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for GLO Tanning’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against GLO Tanning’s Item 7.
- Loan draw packages prepared for your lender.
- Point of sale, payroll and other systems connected and tested before opening.
Do you have 30 minutes this week? Book a 30-minute call.
Already open with another bookkeeper? See the GLO Tanning conversion package.
What the GLO Tanning opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your GLO Tanning location and connect every bank account and card to it.
Reporting format
We set up the chart of accounts so the books produce the monthly report GLO Tanning asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in GLO Tanning’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn GLO Tanning’s Item 7 estimate into your opening budget and record every opening cost against its line.
Loan draw packages
We prepare a file for each loan draw your lender asks for, including SBA loan draws.
Systems connected
We connect the point-of-sale system GLO Tanning requires, its booking and membership system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your GLO Tanning location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your GLO Tanning royalty, brand fund and report due dates go on one calendar for the monthly close.
Timeline
- 1Kickoff5 business days
We hold a kickoff call and send the list of documents we need.
- 2Setup10 business days
We build the QuickBooks file and connect your accounts.
- 3Build-outEach month
We tag every payment to a line of GLO Tanning’s Item 7 and prepare each loan draw.
- 4Systems45 days before opening
We test the point of sale, the other systems and payroll.
- 5Opening dayYour opening date
We match each day of sales to the deposits that follow it.
GLO Tanning figures from the FDD
GLO Tanning franchisees averaged $693,963 of sales in 2025, according to Item 19 of GLO Tanning’s 2026 FDD, issued 20 April 2026. The 84 in that group are 100%* of GLO Tanning’s 84 locations. Fees paid to GLO Tanning come to about 9.5%* of sales. A GLO Tanning franchise costs $759,200 to $1,448,000 to open.
The GLO Tanning initial franchise fee is $45,000, which is part of the GLO Tanning Item 7 estimate, according to GLO Tanning’s 2026 FDD.
At the GLO Tanning average of $693,963 of sales a year, the 6.5% royalty comes to about $3,759* a month and the 3% brand fund to about $1,735* a month.
17 GLO Tanning locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of GLO Tanning’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, GLO Tanning had 104 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed GLO Tanning franchise agreement.
- GLO Tanning’s current FDD.
- The GLO Tanning monthly report format and the software it uses.
- Your entity documents and EIN letter.
- Your lease, contractor bid and loan agreements.
Access we need
- Your payroll processor.
- The point-of-sale system GLO Tanning requires.
- The booking and membership system.
- The GLO Tanning reporting portal.
- Your invoice and expense software.
- View access to your bank accounts and credit cards, with no power to move money.
- How you want inventory tracked.
Questions from GLO Tanning owners
Does Averan Advisors work with GLO Tanning owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for GLO Tanning owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of GLO Tanning’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the GLO Tanning royalty show up in the books?
The GLO Tanning royalty is 6.5% of sales, according to GLO Tanning’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the GLO Tanning average of $693,963 a year, it comes to about $3,759 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a GLO Tanning franchise?
GLO Tanning’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one GLO Tanning location costs $759,200 to $1,448,000. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my GLO Tanning location opens?
Your GLO Tanning books move to the Monthly Close, which closes each month and sends a profit and loss, a balance sheet and the royalty reconciliation. The QuickBooks file stays yours.
* Averan Advisors calculation from the figures in GLO Tanning’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your GLO Tanning opening
Send the short form for the GLO Tanning opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your GLO Tanning location and your opening date.
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